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Thirty-seven suspected illegal gold miners die in custody in central Nigerian city of Minna.  By Light Oriye Tamunotonye (AFP/File)

Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors

14 hours ago | Nigeria

Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary ci ...

Sep 18, 2026 | Nigeria

The governor of a central Nigerian state said 37 people suspected of being illegal miners died early Thursday while in t ...

Sep 15, 2026 | Nigeria

The Lagos-based refinery, which began operations in 2024, has a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, exceeding domestic ...

Sep 15, 2026 | Nigeria

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday with plans to

Sep 15, 2026 | Nigeria

Paved roads give way to a dirt path choked with overgrown shrubs, the barbed wire-topped walls of housing estates swappe ...

Sep 14, 2026 | Nigeria

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Monday launched what is slated to be Africa's biggest initial public offering (IPO ...

Sep 11, 2026 | Nigeria

Nigeria's police chief insisted upcoming national polls will be secure, in an interview with AFP, despite violence that ...

Sep 9, 2026 | Nigeria

Oil-rich Nigeria can tackle its cost-of-living crisis in part by fighting government waste, presidential candidate Peter ...

Sep 8, 2026 | Nigeria

Nigeria's popular opposition leader Peter Obi and a presidential candidate for upcoming elections, was on Tuesday blocke ...

Sep 4, 2026 | Nigeria

A Nigerian oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man is preparing an initial public offering expecting to raise $1.6 bi ...

Sep 3, 2026 | Nigeria

At least 37 people died early Thursday in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta after inhaling fumes during the theft ...

Sep 3, 2026 | Nigeria

A US lobbying firm working for a Nigerian opposition leader said one of its top employees was appointed to a White House ...

Sep 1, 2026 | Nigeria

In Nigeria, surviving a suicide attempt can mean facing not only the trauma of the ordeal but also the threat of prosecu ...